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>> reporter: the numbers are staggering alone with new york state experiencing about a 67% increase -- rather a 65% increase in the new number of covid cases, 67,000, total number of new yorkers testing positive just yesterday. so that is certainly significant here it's a new high. many of those that have recently tested positive are some of new york city's first responders, and that's when you begin to worry about potential staff shortages. look at these numbers coming from fdny showing 37% of ems workers on medical leave, 17% of firefighters. these are double the numbers from last week. we'v...

Officers. a third of ems workers in the city are not working. nurses and doctors are calling out and having understaffed intensive care units. so the cdc came out with that realistic assessment to overcome. i didn't even mention the airline pilots with thousands of flights cancelled. that's the cdc's point right now. so you're right. your infectious within the first two days of getting symptoms. once the symptoms abate, even though your tests are positive, you can go back to work with a mask for five days and five days after when you're in public. >> trace: and the big frightening headline, th...

First five days. >> reporter: but they had no data for that claim. >> if we had a massive amount of tests in our communities now, would you have included testing in your algorithm? and i'd be shocked if she said no. >> reporter: the cdc says it's not clear at-home tests can tell whether a person is likely to transmit the virus to others. >> there is no evidence of any predictive value. >> reporter: most can see the guidance is not perfect but an acceptable compromise to allow the country to function. >> repor >> it was to play to the very safety of our everyday lives. . >> reporter: and the si...

Steps to take in case they are short staffed, cancelling vacations and implementing mandatory overtime. in new york city the city says unless it is a real emergency, do not call 911. that may seem obvious, but 30% -- 30% of ems workers and 17% of firefighters in the city are out psych right now. around 17% of the n.y.p.d.'s uniformed officers had already called out sick tuesday. and the mta was forced to suspend the entire w subway line that normally serves as queens, mid town and lower manhattan due to a coronavirus staffing shortage. it also testing shortages are plaguing parts of the coun...

It appears to be more of an upper airway disease than a lower airway disease. that's good for most americans. but that's a problem for younger children. you're seeing more bronchitis-like systmptoms. >> cnn's ryan young is in atlanta at one of the world's busiest airports. but let's start with cnn's polo sandoval in new york. how is this latest surge in cases impacting people in new york? once again it's at the epicenter. how are they responding? >> reporter: let's first off with first responders. these staggering numbers also leading to an extremely high number of ems workers, for example, ca...